Health Education: Volume 122 Issue 2

Guest editorial: Digital solutions to bridging the gap between health services and workforce in rural areas

Robyn Ramsden, Michelle Lincoln

The role of digital technology in providing education, training, continuing professional development and support to the rural health workforce

Robyn Ramsden, Richard Colbran, Ellice Christopher, Michael Edwards

Education, training and continuing professional development are amongst the evidence-based initiatives for attracting and retaining rural and remote health professionals. With…

Evaluation of a group webinar and individual video-conferencing support program designed to upskill staff working with children with autism in regional and remote areas

Genevieve Johnsson, Michelle Lincoln, Anita C. Bundy, Debra Costley, Kim Bulkeley

The rollout of individualised disability funding in Australia resulted in an increased demand for services for people with a disability, particularly support for the high…

Co-designing multidisciplinary telehealth education for online learning

Jennifer L. Cox, Claire Ellen Seaman, Sarah Hyde, Katharine M. Freire, Jacqueline Mansfield

There are growing expectations that students graduating from health courses and current health professionals have some proficiency in using telehealth. However, there is limited…

“Through their eyes, I can work” – rural physicians' perceptions about mobile phone use among community health workers – a qualitative analysis

Manjula Venkataraghavan, Padma Rani, Lena Ashok, Chythra R. Rao, Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran, T.K. Krishnapriya

Physicians who are primary care providers in rural communities form an essential stakeholder group in rural mobile health (mHealth) delivery. This study was exploratory in nature…

Online multidisciplinary integrated rural healthcare education programs during the COVID-19 pandemic for students from different universities: experiences and guidelines

Frances Barraclough, Sabrina Pit

The COVID-19 pandemic has led to “forced innovation” in the health education industry. High-quality training of the future rural health workforce is crucial to ensure a pipeline…

The effect of COVID-19 prevention methods training given through distance learning on state anxiety level: the case of private sector

Sultan Ucuk, Gulay Yildirim

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) prevention methods training given by distance learning technique on the state anxiety…

Digital solutions to facilitate education, training and professional support for paediatric oncology and other health professionals in rural and other low-resource settings

Alexandra Martiniuk, Julia Challinor, Ramandeep S. Arora, Sri Andini Handayani, Catherine Lam

Globally, cancer represents an increasing proportion of child mortality as progress against infectious causes is made. Approximately 400,000 children will develop cancer, each…